Space. NASA's Groovy Concept Art for the Orbiting Cities of the Future - Design. Newt Gingrich has grabbed headlines for promising to build a moonbase by 2020.
But wait a second – is he skipping a step here? Sure looks like it. According to NASA's "Space Colonization Basics," a lunar outpost should be the second stage in the process of totally dominating the galaxy. The moon comes loaded with an arsenal of design problems that NASA has yet to conquer. It's -387 Fahrenheit at night and well above boiling by day, creating serious problems when it comes to walking outside to fetch the morning's Moon News from your lawn.
Gingrich should instead direct his thoughts to an easier kind of long-term space exploration: the orbiting city. Extraterrestrial Life. The official U.S. government position on extraterrestrial life and the three major efforts to search for it.
Clockwise from top left: The development and testing of hypotheses on extraterrestrial life is known as "exobiology" or "astrobiology", although astrobiology also considers Earth-based life in its astronomical context. Many scientists consider extraterrestrial life plausible, but there is no direct evidence of its existence.[2] Since the mid-20th century, there has been an ongoing search for signs of extraterrestrial life, from radios used to detect possible extraterrestrial signals, to telescopes used to search for potentially habitable extrasolar planets.[3] It has also played a major role in works of science fiction. Science fiction works, especially Hollywood's involvement, has increased over the years the public's interest in the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
§Background §Possible basis §Biochemistry All life on Earth is based upon 26 chemical elements. Space exposure. Space exposure is the subjection of a human to the conditions of outer space, without protective clothing and beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in a vacuum.
Explanation and history[edit] For the effect of rapid decompression to vacuum conditions, see the main article at Uncontrolled decompression. Ebullism, hypoxia, hypocapnia and decompression sickness[edit] Few humans have experienced these four conditions. Joseph Kittinger experienced localised ebullism during a 31 kilometres (19 mi) ascent in a helium-driven gondola.[1] His right-hand glove failed to pressurise and his hand expanded to roughly twice its normal volume[6][7] accompanied by disabling pain. 10 Mega-Construction Projects That Could Save the Environment — and the Economy. Solar and Wind power?
How quaint. Fusion? Is this a science fiction website? Photonic Inversion is the real future of renewable energy. "...redirecting our research to areas of genuine energy payoff, such as fusion power. This quotation simply ignores the facts. Solar plants actually in operation in the United States: 8. [en.wikipedia.org] Future Ground-based Habitats. Colonization of the Moon. 1986 artist concept. Future Airborne Habitats. Floating city (science fiction) Future Space-based Habitats. Cities in Flight. Cities in Flight is an omnibus volume of four novels written by James Blish, originally published between 1955 and 1962, which became known over time collectively as the 'Okie' novels.
The novels feature entire cities that are able to fly through space using an anti-gravity device, the spindizzy. Future Water Surface Habitats. Solar Floating Resort, future vehicle, Michele Puzzolante. FuturisticNews.com Resort of the Future, luxury life, Solar Floating Resort 2, Solar Floating Resort Michele Puzzolante, luxury lifestyle, SFR, future holiday, Future Life.
Self-Sufficient Floating City in the Sea? (Image via: Evolo) Land is not the only place to live, as far as future human civilizations are concerned.
One of the few things we can be certain about at this juncture is an increase in global human population in the future. With land resources running out, it is only natural that we turn towards the vast expanse of the sea. LILYPAD: Floating City for Climate Change Refugees. There are very few urban design solutions that address housing the inevitable tide of displaced people that could arise as oceans swell under global warming.
Certainly none are as spectacular as this one. The Lilypad, by Vincent Callebaut, is a concept for a completely self-sufficient floating city intended to provide shelter for future climate change refugees. Future Undersea Habitats. Jelly-fish: Underwater house. Floating Sea Tree is Vertical Hangout for Wildlife - Okeanos Aquascaping Blog. Posted by admin on Friday, December 23rd, 2011 Including environmentally conscious features as part of an architectural design is both popular and responsible.
Central Park is a great example of the potential benefits. The city of New York could make billions of dollars by selling the real estate to corporations looking to build skyscrapers. But if Central Park was destroyed, then New Yorkers would lose the one place in the city where they can escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. The more we build, the more we displace the local flora and fauna. Waterstudio.nl, a popular aquatic architecture firm, has designed the Sea Tree, a floating safe haven intended specifically for plants and animals. Underwater-hotel5. Deep Ocean Technology Unveils Plans for Their Insane Underwater Discus Hotel in Dubai. Polish firm Deep Ocean Technology has unveiled the latest of Dubai's outlandish architectural endeavors — the Water Discus Hotel — which is to be comprised of a series of sci-fi styled discs, one of which will be positioned 21 stories underwater.
Offering guests a view directly into the Persian Gulf from the beds of their modest two-person rooms, the hotel is to be constructed by shipyard firm Drydocks World. In addition to the unusual accommodation, the proposed hotel is to include a diving center, underwater tourist vehicles, a spa, garden areas, an above-water terrace, and a helipad for guests. Dubai had announced plans to construct a different underwater hotel, Hydropolis, in 2006.